Gary Georger, Gallery North’s featured artist for March, began his relationship with clay, his artistic medium, as a child.
“My folks took me to a parade on a rainy day,” Georger said. “I don’t remember the occasion, but I remember sitting in the mud and having a great time. So I try to get a little muddy everyday!”
Large ceramic vessels filled with living grasses and plants and torn-rimmed platters painted with urban landscapes make up the exhibit of Georger’s work, entitled “UrBan ReNewal.”
Subsequent to these early connections with the earth, Georger’s formal training and experience include a BFA degree from State University of New York and employment as a potter at Fabrico Porcelain Designs in New York and Bruning Pottery in Seattle.
Georger started his own business, Planck Pottery, in June 2000, named for his wife Lorena Planck. He now devotes his time to creating his own line of unique wheel-thrown stoneware for the home and garden.
“Planck Pottery enables me to progress aesthetically and to create one-of-a-kind pieces,” Georger said. “It is a place to grow, to explore my deep connections with the environment, and, of course, to continue my life with clay.”
Georger readily shares his enthusiasm for the creative process. “It is the tactile quality, plasticity and traditions of clay that ring true in my heart. The endless possibilities in the earth intrigue me. As a potter, I am a link in a vast chain of predecessors dating back thousands of years. I am keenly aware of the timeless tradition of the potter’s wheel and am inspired by it each time I sit before my own wheel.”
The public is invited to meet Georger at his artist’s reception from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 4, and during the monthly Art Walk in downtown Edmonds, from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 22.
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